MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



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SHEEP, LAMBS, AND WOOL 



Number, Value per Head and Classes, January 1 



STOCK SHEEP ONE 

 ALL SHEEP & LAMBS' YEAR AND OVER LAMBS 



Farm Value Sheep on Stock Wethers Wethers 



Year Number Per Head Total Feed Sheep Ewes & Rams Ewes & Rams 



1,000 Dols. 1,000 1,000 Head 1,000 Head 1,000 Head 



Head Dols. 



1971 1,067 26.50 28,276 100 967 747 28 177 15 



1972 1,000 24.00 24,000 100 900 697 23 166 14 



1973 880 28.50 25,080 120 760 598 19 132 11 



1974 750 34.00 25,500 84 666 524 17 107 18 



1975 675 29.50 19.913 90 585 462 20 82 21 



1976 595 40.50 24,098 75 520 416 15 72 17 



1977 570 45.50 25,935 80 490 371 12 94 13 



1978 530 57.00 30,210 60 470 356 13 88 13 



1979 475 89.00 42,275 20 455 324 11 111 9 



1980 494 91.50 45,201 14 480 343 11 117 9 



Wool Production and Value 



Sheep Per Price 



Year Shorn Fleece Total Per Lb. Value 



1000 Lbs. 1,000 Cts. 1^000 



Head Lbs. Dols. 



1971 902 9.6 8,657 21 1818 



1972 853 10.0 8,501 35 2 975 



1973 706 9.9 6,983 106 7'402 



1974 623 10.1 6,309 68 4 290 



1975 551 9.6 5,280 51 2,693 



1976 493 9.6 4,749 73 3 467 



1977 460 9.7 4.442 75 3'332 



1978 440 10.0 4,379 81 3'547 



1979 441 9.8 4,307 94 4^049 



1980^ 456 9.8 4,458 



Lamb Crop and Disposition 



IN- 



LAMBS SHIPMENTS MARKETINGS^ SLAUGHTER" DEATHS 



Year SAVED Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs" 



1000 Head 



1970 743 46 164 461 3 90 117 



1971 740 48 174 471 5 90 115 



1972 711 30 186 458 4 96 117 



1973 604 28 140 406 4 85 127 



1974 550 29 111 339 4 80 118 



1975 471 30 98 264 4 75 140 



1976 420 40 72 239 4 70 100 



1977 375 18 59 211 3 65 96 



1978 349 41 84 208 3 60 90 



1979 340 33 72 129 3 60 90 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



Value 



Price per 100 Lbs. Cash of Home Cross 



Year Production ^ Marketing s'' Sheep Lambs Receipts^ Consumption Income 



1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars 



1970 53,958 61,975 6.80 26.10 12,219 78 12 297 



1971 54,888 63,460 5.50 24.00 11,142 139 11281 



1972 45,031 66,266 6.10 27.90 13.217 118 13 335 



1973 38,153 35,553 11.80 34.00 14.568 156 14 724 



1974 35,019 45,895 11.80 34.40 12,301 158 12,459 



1975 25,425 37,338 8.70 40.10 10,695 178 10 873 



1976 24,428 31,447 9.90 43.80 10,381 208 10 589 



1977 22,116 27,417 11.50 50.70 10,749 147 10 896 



1978 21,756 31,432 18.20 67.10 15,340 231 15 571 



1979 22,961 22,211 24.40 68.20 10,753 247 11,000 



'Starting with 1971 farm value is based upon all sheep and lambs. 

 -Other data not available at time of publication. 



'Excludes interfarm sales. Includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for use on farms where 

 produced. 



"Excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 

 ^Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



•"Excludes interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 

 'Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



